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Roadbuilding
USDOT joins Workplace Charging Challenge for plug-in electric vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is the first federal agency to join the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Workplace Charging Challenge to make charging available for employee plug-in electric vehicles. The effort is nationwide for USDOT buildings, with the agency planning to provide 500 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment over 10 years. More than 185 [
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November 19, 2015
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Roadbuilding
The RoadPrinter builds brick roads as if it were unrolling carpet
Laying each individual block in a brick road can be a time-consuming process, but this machine from RP Systems has made the process a little less time consuming and much more fun to watch. Tech Insider recently featured the video below of the PRS6 RoadPrinter easily rolling out a road. Plus, the machine is building a [
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November 18, 2015
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Roadbuilding
The massive SLJ900 tows a bridge into place, one section at a time
The SLJ900 is yet another modular take on bridge building. But rather than sliding pre-built sections of bridge in from the side as is now done on many highways, this 300-foot-long machine drops sections in a straight line. The machine uses arms that grip the beams set to support the bridge and from there, it’s a balancing [
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November 16, 2015
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Construction Equipment
Apis Cor 3D printer assembles in 30 minutes, prints a building in 1 day
Though 3D printing is a technology that seems destined to greatly impact the construction industry, up until recently that impact still felt far off. But this year alone we’ve seen bridges, homes and hotel rooms built using 3D printing methods that decrease project times significantly. Now, according to 3Dprint.com, Russian engineer Nikita Chen-yun-tai has created [
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November 12, 2015
Apis Cor 3D printer
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar extends fuel payback guarantee program; says 15% of enrollees are new customers
Caterpillar announced today it will extend its “Cat pays you back” fuel consumption guarantee program to include more than 130 machines purchased through June 30, 2016. “To date, approximately 70 percent of the machines customers have self-enrolled in this program are running below the guarantee,” says Jason Hurdis, senior market professional, Caterpillar. Hurdis also indicates [
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November 11, 2015
Caterpillar 313F L GC excavator
Roadbuilding
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont to share traffic data via Waze navigation app
The transportation departments for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are partnering with the Waze crowdsourced naviation app to share traffic data with motorists travelling through the three states. The partnership is part of the Waze Connected Citizens Program, which has been designed to “help users of the app (called “Wazers”), along with drivers and local [
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November 9, 2015
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Technology
BrandMotion’s 360° Vision system brings à la carte overhead views to most pickups
Though the SEMA show hadn’t officially opened its doors quite yet Monday, that didn’t stop the Equipment World team from poking around a bit inside the Las Vegas Convention Center as exhibitors hurried to put the final touches on their booths. One of the companies we ran into at a preview event for the media was BrandMotion, [
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November 2, 2015
BrandMotion’s 360-degree Vision System allows for a side-by-side display of its overhead and rear/side camera views.
Technology
REVIEW: Caterpillar S40’s excellent durability, battery life come with major sacrifices
No. 6 Story in 2015 « No. 7 No. 5 »   It’s not often that Caterpillar is beaten handily by competitors when it comes to power. But that’s exactly where the company’s smartphone lineup finds itself. However, it’s not exactly due to a design failure. It’s more of a consequence of trying to find the [
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October 28, 2015
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Construction Equipment
Builder bots like the Swiss ‘IF’ could be the answer to the skilled worker shortage. And they’re not far off
If you have toured an automotive or heavy-equipment factory, those robotic welding machines probably impressed you. These multi-jointed arms reach, swing, dance and swivel around to weld dozens of joints on an assembly, often within just a few seconds. The robot always lays down a perfect bead or tack, it works many times faster than [
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October 23, 2015
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Technology
How Caterpillar is developing virtual and augmented reality to design and service heavy equipment
We are in the midst of a transition between ages. Data is everywhere. Computers will soon be in nearly every pocket and screens are increasingly being strapped to more and more wrists and heads. Even our homes, a thing that you wouldn’t necessarily have pegged as a data-intensive environment, have become Smart with a capital [
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October 22, 2015
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Technology
Google files 2 drones with FAA to explore using the aircraft for delivering Internet access
With the unmanned aircraft industry blossoming into a multi-billion industry before our very eyes, it’s not surprising to see some of the big names in tech turn their focus to drones. Amazon was the first to show interest in the technology as a means of getting its products to customers faster. Both Sony and GoPro [
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October 22, 2015
A Titan Aerospace drone.
Technology
Komatsu says its drone-powered automated equipment service eliminates 20-30% margin of error in soil volumes
Much like here in the U.S., Japan is experiencing a severe lack of skilled construction and craft workers. And right now, that shortage is only being amplified as Japan is in the middle of several stadium construction projects as the country readies to host the 2020 Olympics. Which is why the country is really hoping [
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October 20, 2015
A Komatsu drone operator pilots his aircraft over a Smart Construction jobsite.
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